Sleuthy1
Verified Expert
HI Fran. IMO, the news conference was for the family to get on TV and make a personal plea for Gail's safe return.
IMHO ---> I believe the SMPD and HCSO manipulated Gail's sister Diane into doing a PC with the PD & SHCSOIO within camera range to make it look like the local news media's pleas were being heard and FINALLY maybe some of there questions may finally have been answered (NOT!). I think this was a chance for the local LE to get DN to make "ANOTHER PLEA" for her sister GPl to come home. Mind you, she has been doing just that in the WalMart parking lot at the base of Signal Mtn. every chance she gets. Since she arrived in TN. almost 2 weeks ago, she and her brother KN, along with out of state friends and local neighbors have given more interviews that MP ever will. This was a staged media event that offered nothing new ... and benefited MP and the local LE. It was staged to help the "save face" and DN (sister) was a pawn in their VERY SLOW MOVING GAME of "Where's Gail". Unfortunately, this only reinforces my strong feelings that local LE should have requested TBI &/or FBI be called in to assist or better yet ... completely taking over the investigation of this wonderful persons disappearance. I am really "teed-off" at the "snail-like" pace at which this so-called Missing persons" investigation is moving ... or is it at all? I mean really come on !!! IMHO